Radeon R5 230 vs RX 570

Place in performance ranking	283	1166
Place by popularity	15	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	15.80	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Polaris 20 Ellesmere	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	3 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data
Current price	$114 (0.7x MSRP)	$76

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 and R5 230 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	160
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	19 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	5.000
Floating-point performance	5,095 gflops	200.0 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	no data	PCIe 1.0 x4
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	N/A

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	10.67 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity	no data	1
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	no data	-

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	no data	-
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	+	no data
HD3D	no data	-
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	-
PowerPlay	no data	+
DDMA audio	no data	-

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	no data	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 570 18.00
+3058%

R5 230 0.57

RX 570 outperforms R5 230 by 3058% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 570 6967
+3052%

R5 230 221

RX 570 outperforms R5 230 by 3052% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	85 +4150%	2−3 −4150%
1440p	48 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
4K	29	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	88 +4300%	2−3 −4300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +4450%	2−3 −4450%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	77 +3750%	2−3 −3750%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 +3700%	2−3 −3700%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +3233%	3−4 −3233%
Hitman 3	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	69 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	75 +3650%	2−3 −3650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 +3400%	2−3 −3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	70 +3400%	2−3 −3400%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +3450%	2−3 −3450%
Forza Horizon 4	94 +4600%	2−3 −4600%
Hitman 3	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Metro Exodus	43 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	59 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 +3750%	2−3 −3750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	68 +3300%	2−3 −3300%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	65 +3150%	2−3 −3150%
Far Cry New Dawn	66 +3200%	2−3 −3200%
Forza Horizon 4	75 +3650%	2−3 −3650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47 +4600%	1−2 −4600%
Hitman 3	27−30	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	0−1
Metro Exodus	25	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +3600%	1−2 −3600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	0−1
Battlefield 5	52 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	0−1
Far Cry 5	46 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	23	0−1
Hitman 3	16−18	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	0−1
Metro Exodus	16	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Battlefield 5	31	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	24	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	26	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	39 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8	0−1

This is how RX 570 and R5 230 compete in popular games:

RX 570 is 4150% faster than R5 230 in 1080p
RX 570 is 4700% faster than R5 230 in 1440p

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	18.00	0.57
Recency	18 April 2017	3 April 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	19 Watt